CalledUnofficial results
Montana House District 47
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
James Reavis won re-election by 21.3 points over John Maxwell.
James ReavisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.7%1,590
John MaxwellRepublican
39.3%1,031
2,621 votes
Source: Montana Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:22 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
James ReavisJohn Maxwell
$5.6K
Raised by the campaign
$1.3K
$8K
Spent by the campaign
$1.2K
Campaign money: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices, through Sep 16, 2026; Montana Commissioner of Political Practices, through Sep 21, 2026.
Source: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices campaign filingsUpdated Sep 21, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- James Reavis
- 99%
- John Maxwell
- 1%
- Projected margin
- D+17.9